A Study Of Suzhou Film Industry In The Republic Of China (1912—1937)

Since the film was introduced to Suzhou at the beginning of the 20 th century and at the end of the 1930 s,Suzhou film has generally experienced two stages: initial dissemination and prosperity and maturity.Looking at the development process of Suzhou films,the location advantage of Shanghai,the birthplace of Chinese films,has enabled Suzhou film industry to gain great support from Shanghai in terms of talents and technology.At the same time,Suzhou film industry has also made outstanding contributions to Shanghai films in terms of works and markets with its profound Wu culture and huge consumption capacity.Among them,Zhou Shoujuan,Bao Tianxiao,Cheng Xiaoqing and Xu Zhuodai are the most prominent representatives.Their novels have been adapted into movies and are deeply loved by the audience,leading the development of the movie industry.During the period of the Republic of China,Suzhou's films showed strong regional characteristics and played an active role in social education,enriching the public's entertainment life and building a good social culture.They have written a highly colorful page in the history of Chinese films.In the process of the development of Suzhou's film industry,whether in the creation of film works,the establishment of cinemas,the publicity of newspapers and other aspects of the development of the film market,the spirit of Suzhou filmmakers,which is fearless of difficulties,courageous in innovation,mutual support and highly cooperative,is also worthy of today's praise.